Wallet with change purse



y 5, 1950 1.. cs. MUELLER 2,516,716

WALLET WITH CHANGE PURSE Filed Aug. 22, 1 946 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. Z; 60 6: /Zae//=/- ATTORNEYS.

July 25, 1950 1.. G. MUELLER WALLET WITH CHANGE PURSE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 22, 1946 INVENTOR. L e 0 4i Maeller ATTORNEYS.

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WALLET WITH CHANGE PURSE Filed Aug. 22, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR. Z: 49 o 6- Mae/fer fldow 6% A TTORNEYS Patented July 25, 1950 hurtsv .TES

if ATNT OFF ICE WALLETWITH CHANGE PURSE" Leov G. Mueller, West Roxbury; Mass, assignor, by mcsne assignments; to Swank, Inc., a corporation of Delaware 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a wallet and particularly to the formation of a change purse therein.

The formation of a pocket for coins or change in a wallet of this character has provided some difficulties in view of the fact that the pocket for carrying such articles must be securely closed and it has often been necessary to provide additional pieces of material for the formation of such pocket which requires attachment of these pieces of material for this purpose. Difliculty has been experienced in the formation of wallets where leather is utilized which has an outer surface carrying a high finish and a rough inner surface which cannot well be exposed to view and will not readily wear. It therefore becomes necessary in many cases to provide additional plies of Ina-- terial in order that the proper face of the material may be exposed.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a wallet which will be formedfrom a single piece of material.

Another object of this invention is to provide a wallet in which the change purse ma be formed of a single piece of material even though this materialzhas:a finishedasurfaceon oneside and a rough surface on the other.

Another object of this invention is to so fold a piece of material having two different surfaces thatth finished surface will be outermost in all of'the exposed parts of the wallet.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction; as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out'in the appended claims;

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the wallet in folded position;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a blanked out section of material which has the essential shape for the formation of a wallet;

Figs. 3 and 4 are additional pieces of material which may be utilized if desired in the wallet where the same is of a structure that has different faces on the material used;

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of one of the metal fastenings utilized; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of another of the metal fastenings utilized for holding the wallet in assembled position;

Fig. '7 is a plan View of the parts shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4 assembled;

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig, 7 but showing the parts in folded relation;

Fig. 9 is a sectional view on line 9-9 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a section on line lB-l0 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 11 is a view'similar to Fig; 8 but showing the parts in further'folde'd relation;

Fig. 3.2 is a plan view showing the endswhich extend in Fig. 1-1 as folded into-finished position;

Fig. 13 is a section on line M-M of Fig. 12.;

Fig. 14' is a section on line I i'--l 4- of Fig; 12';

Fig. 15 is a perspective view of the wallet in finished assembled relation;

Fig. 16 is a perspective'view of one end of the wallet showingthe change purse and the cover of the change purse in opened relation;

Fig. 17' is alongitudinal central sectional view through the wallet with thepartsshown in closed position.

In proceeding with this wallet I cut'from sheet stock a blank such as shown' in Fig; 2 andassemble therewith such additional parts as may be necessary if the-stock is formed from-material having a finished surface on one side and an unfinished surface on the other. The change pocket of the purseisformedbyfolding the stock in such a manner thatan opening may be provided in one section while a section beneath it in forming another; wall of the pocket willpresent the same surface material. This maybe accomplished by providing three sections of material folded one upon the other. A cover may be formed by a flap extending from an additional section which may cover the opening to the change pocket.

Withreference. t0 the. drawings, a blank is. cut out as shown in.Fig.. 2in which there is provided a section. 28; having a lip 2.! extedningalong one edge. This section is of a length substantially twice the finished folded length of the wallet as shown in Fig. 1 and is provided with flaps 22 and 23 extending from its opposite ends. Sections 24 and 25 are joined to the sides of this section 24! but are separated from each other by an opening 26. A tab 21 is located at the end of this opening and a lip 28 extends inwardly from the end of section 24. Section 24 is also provided with an opening 29 which serves as a mouth or entrance for the change pocket. On the other side of the section 24 and along the fold line there is pro vided another section so which is formed of twoply material by reason of a portion 30 which extends from an end thereof along a fold line 3| and is doubled over the ply 3!]. Another section 32 is provided along the side of the section 25 which is also separated by the space 26 from the section 39. Section 33 shown in Fig. 3 may be added to provide a dividing wall for separating bills while a section 34 is provided to provide an inner lining for the entrance portion of card pockets which are utilized.

In assembling the sections shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, the section 33 is positioned beneath the sections 30 and 32 as shown by the dotted line (Fig. 7) while a section 34 is positioned above the sections 30, 32 as shown in Fig. '7. The upwardly arched portion 36 is shown through the opening 26 in this figure. Cement or stitching at one edge thereof as shown in Fig. may be utilized for securing the section 33 to the sections 30, 32 while it is merely necessary to place the section 34 in position or it may be stitched as desired as shown at 34 in Fig. 10. The section 38 is doubled in over the section 38 and 34 along the fold line 3! and then the parts are doubled in again along the fold line 38 as shown in Fig. '7 and into the position shown in Fig. 8 so as to bring the section 33 uppermost. The lip 28 is folded over the inner edge of the section 30' and there cemented in position to form the bottom of the change pocket. Section 34 extends across beneath the sections 35 and 32. The tab 21 is also folded over and cemented as shown.

After the sections are thus folded, they are again foldedalong the fold line 39 into the position shown in; Fig. 11 where the sections 24 and are broughtoutermost and in this position the flap 22 is folded over and held in position by a strap 40 having'fmger 41 extending from either end thereof to pass through slits 42 in the flap 22 and 43 in the section 25 to hold this end of the wallet assembled. The flap 23 at the other end of the wallet is folded over the section 24 and is secured by a metal fastener 45 (see Fig. 5) extending through slits 46 in the flap and 41 in the section 24. This leaves the cutout 29 as an entrance opening to the pocket the bottom of which is closed by the folding of the lip 28 over the section A snap fastener 48 may be provided on this flap 23 to engage a stud 49 which is positioned in the section 24 so as to hold these parts assembled. The section 34 extends between the section 30 and the section 30 and provides a finished surface for entrance into a pocket thus formed.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that I have provided a wallet having bill retaining portions 50 and 5| on either side of the wall or section 33. There is also a pocket provided as at .52 for cards or the like between the section 32 and 25 at one end while at the other end there is provided a card receiving section 53 and a change pocket 54 closed by a lip 28 at one end and the flap 23 at the other as shown in the sectional view in Fig. 17.

I claim:

1. In a wallet, a change pocket formed from a single piece of sheet stock, comprising a face section having an opening therein adjacent to but spaced from its outer end, a two-ply section of similar size and shape and joined thereto along a fold line at one side edge thereof and in surface contact therewith, said two-ply section being formed by doubling the sheet stock along a fold line at right angles to the fold line joining it to the face section, a lip on the face section extending over the edge of the ply nearest the face section and cemented thereto to form a bottom of a pocket, the entrance to which is said opening in the face section and a third section of similar size and shape to the face section and joined to the face section along a fold line at the other side edge thereof and in surface contact with said two ply section, said third section being provided with a flap at its outer end joined thereto by a fold line at right angles to the fold line joining it to the face section and extending over the face section to cover the marginal edges of the opening provided therein, and releasable means on the flap and face section to hold said flap in position to close said opening.

2. In a wallet as set forth in claim 1 wherein the sheet stock has a smooth surface and a rough surface and said folding of the two ply section is such that the smooth surface is exposed through the opening in the face section.

3. In a wallet as set forth in claim 1 wherein said flap and two ply section are held secured together by means interposed between said opening and the fold line for the flap.

4. In a wallet as set forth in claim 1 wherein the end edges of said folded two ply section distant from said flap are unattached to each other and provide an additional pocket.

LEO G. MUELLER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,778,448 Buxton Oct. 14, 1930 1,964,460 Gardner June 26, 1934 2,011,844 Buxton Aug. 20, 1935 2,285,906 Davio June 9, 1942 2,346,433 Herbener Apr. 11, 1944 

